The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-12-02


troubled people in whose family there was
some one dead or dying. II he had purse
at all il was empty. or we would have heard
what was done with the contents at the post
mortem- Pcori The pigeon in the dove cote,
the rabbit in its burrow, the silk worm in its
cocoon, the bee in its hive is better provided
for, better of, better sheltered. Aye, the
brute creation has home on earth, which
Christ has not
II on windy days the raven
Gambol like dancing skif.
Not the less he loves his haTsn
On the basom Of the elih-
n Almost win eagle pinson
DER the Alps the ehamois roam,
Yet he has some small domi non
Which no doubt be calls his home.
But the Crown Prince of all heavenly do
minion had less than the raven, less than the
ehamo:s, for he was homeless. Aye, in the
history Of the universe there IS no other in
stance OF such coming down Who can count
the miles from the top Of the throne to the
bottom of the cross. Cleopatra, giving
banquet to Antony, TOOK pearl worth
$4,000 and dissolved it in vinegar and
swallowed it, But when our Prince, accord
ing 70 the evangelist. IN his las. hours took
the vinegar in Il had been dissolved all the
pears OF his heavenly royalty Down until
there was no other depth for him to touch,
troubled until there was no other harass-
ment 70 suffer, poor until there was no other
spent in wars TO destroy men, who will fur
niSh the statistics of the value Of that pre-
cinus blood that was shed 70 save u.s. "Ye
know the grace OF our Lord Jesus christ,
that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes
he became poor
Only those who study this text in two
places can fully reach its power-the Holy
Land Of Asia Minor and the holy land of
heaven How should like some day to take
drink out Of Jacobs well, and take a sail
on Galilee, and read the sermon on the Mount
while standing on Olivet and see the wilder
ness where Christ was tempted, and be some
afternoon on Calvary at about O'Clock, the
hour at which closed the cruciixion, and
sit under the sycamores and by the side of
the brooks. and think and dream and pray
about the poverty of Him who came our
souls 10 save. But you and | will probably
be denied that, and so here, in another conti-
nent AMI in another hemisphere, and in scenes
as different as possible, we recount as well
as we may how poor our heavenly Prince be-
came And in the other holy land above we
may all study the riches that He left behind
when He started for His earthly expedition
Come, let us bargain TO meet each other at
the door Of the Fathers mansion, or on the
bank Of the river just where it rolls from
under the throne, or ct the outside gate.
Jesus got the contrast by exchanging that
world for this: we will get it by exchanging
this world for that. There and then you will
understand more Of the wonders Of the grace
Of our Lord Jesus Christ who, Though he
was rich, yet for your sakes became poor"
Yes grace, free grace, sovereign grace,
omnipotent grace Among the thousands of
words OF the language there is no more queen
iy word 1t means free and ulmerited kind
ness My text has no monopoly of the word.
One hundred and twenty-nine times does the
Bible eulogize grace 1t is door swung wide
open to let into the pardon of God all the
millions who choose TO enter it.
John Newton sang Of it when he wrote:
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch ike me,
Philip Doddridge put it into hymnology
when he wrote:
,-lsssise rseel Tie charming sound.
phase. - -monious TO the ear;
18th the no shall resound
The young gs-oFd shall hear.
waite speak of organizsas 6 ii os a Is s0,
give an exhibition during or,fis;-a;
mas holidays.
Mr.. Daniel Thornton, an intelli-
gent gentleman from Tennessee,
has arrived in Goldthwaite with
the intention of making this sec
ton his future home. His family
will arrive in few days.
Two Surveys have recently been
made from Gatesville in the direc-
, SOW If San Saba, one passing near
lIometa and the other near MINOR
lcoIdtbwaite might, if these surveys
mean ANYTHING, keep watch ah .
o,Ter inducements to bring the Coz
ton Belt bitherward-
/ Our county affairs are c il,
u .bo attention of citizens. THIS
It % Il should be. Every person II
) - tsrssted in the county governmel
ID should let his voice be heard. "a
f t;ous criticism is easy and OF hit
mon, moment, but candid comment up
t tps administration of public mi
&c tiers IS rightand proper.
~ The accomplished Miss an u
ne smytbe left Goldtlrwaite last ,
a, urday for San Saba, her new MOI q
uai nee the marriage of her mott
TO Sew Several of the young gentlemen
Iour town look sad and de'e'
OF over her departure. ;,
70 The type manipulation IN tn II
soe and the accomplished att
|. al the Red Store, were ou'
kssum hunt Saturday n
Cacious cannes, Pluck
NJ were depended upo